Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 623 Flash
"what is that?"

Yan looked up and peered through the broken ceiling at the dark sky beyond the mist.

At this moment, in addition to some unidentified liquid and sharp shell fragments, some membrane wing debris and hair also fell from the sky.

Some of the fragments were not unfamiliar to Yan.

It was a pinkish outer shell unique to Mi-Go's biological limbs, along with translucent membrane wings.

He was curious about another group of creatures who were fighting with Mi Go.

...

After observing for about a minute or two, Yan blurted out:

"Bayaki".

It is a winged hybrid that combines characteristics of a crow, a mole, a vulture, an ant, or a rotting human corpse.

Their heads are huge, split mouths, their chests have a pair of huge wings and a pair of terrifying forelimbs, and their hindquarters have a pair of even uglier limbs, all of which are grotesque limbs with twisted joints.

In many "elective" courses, it is described as a terrible thing that "cannot and must not be recalled".

Adult individuals of this lower-ranking servant race can have a wingspan of about 8 meters when fully extended, which is far beyond the scope of the concept of raptors.

Besides its ugly and degrading appearance, another major characteristic of the Byakki is its extremely unpleasant roar, which can even cause physical damage from the roar of older individuals.

Most importantly, these creatures do not belong to this world. They arrived here by traversing the stars through a special migration method, which is said to be nearly 400 times the speed of light and is called KEIM. KEIM is also their most powerful means of attack, without exception.

The top-floor tower that was just cut off must be KEIM's masterpiece.

...

The above extracurricular tidbits are not part of Milo's popular science explanation of Yan.

In fact, Yan himself already knew all this without needing Milo's explanation.

The reason is simple: the dazzling, unorthodox trioctahedron gave him far more than just the power he gained from the path of blood feud.

Power has never been the shackle that troubles mankind; forbidden knowledge is the real shackle that is difficult to touch. And both of these can be provided with a continuous stream of blessings by the unorthodox 38-sided crystal.

...

So Milo wasn't surprised when Yan uttered the word "Bayaki".

"It seems you're right, some ruthless characters have definitely come to Nanwei City."

Unlike the Migo, a race that is widely distributed, scattered, and numerous, the Byakki, like most other subordinate servant races, have a relatively strict hierarchical system and strong cohesion. They usually share the same faith, meaning that the entire race serves only one fixed superior.

Therefore, based on these servants who have traveled thousands of miles across the stars, it is not difficult to deduce that there must be a "god" they serve here.

Then look at those yellow-robed believers walking in the shadows.

Even from a great distance, Milo could clearly see and recognize the human identities of the heretics beneath the yellow robes, as well as the very few Kunyang people mixed among them.

...

“Hey, if I remember correctly, your previous ‘good friend’ was from this race, right?” Yan Ziran also noticed the presence of the Kunyang people in the heretic group.

“Hmm.” Milo nodded.

"Didn't she talk to you about any widespread collective beliefs within her race?" Yan asked.

"Do you usually talk about faith when you're having sex with other people?" Milo glanced at Yan.

Yan shrugged: "Uh, we definitely don't talk about it every time, but in certain special circumstances, such as on the roof of the church or on the church bridge, we can talk about faith-related topics. I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

Yan asked this question because he really didn't know much about the people of Kunyang.

Not just Yan, but Milo is the same.

In most ancient texts, the Kunyang people are considered to be an extinct race.

Milo had only ever met one Kunyang person, Grasso, and she was an orphan whose memories of her people were limited to fragmented childhood memories. Naturally, she couldn't possibly remember which god her race worshipped.

While the two were chatting, the battle between the strange bird Byakki and Mi Go in the sky had already turned into a bloody mess.

In this battle, Migo was clearly at a disadvantage. After all, the Byakki are a race that can traverse interstellar space, and the so-called KEIM is probably similar to a domain unique to this species. What would happen if someone were even slightly grazed by a spatial domain formed at 400 times the speed of light? The Migos that vanished into thin air in the sky perfectly illustrated this. Of course, 400 is the limit of KEIM, and it's only a one-sided account from ancient texts, without any absolute evidence to support it.

However, as a weapon, KEIM turned the Byakki race into meat grinder blades when facing Migo, and the battlefield eventually turned into a one-sided slaughter.

"Speaking of which, don't you have that thing?"

Yan twisted his fingers and made some strange, unintelligible movements, saying, "It's that skill that can control others and make them obey."

"You mean you want me to capture a Byakki and take it back for interrogation?" Milo looked up at the smoke rising from the constantly dissipating Migo in the sky.

"Will it be very difficult for you?" Yan asked.

“Light speed, light speed domain.” Milo emphasized again the innate ability of this creature.

The occasional, extremely dazzling flashes of light that appear high in the sky are the visual effects created by the rapid activation of the KEIM domain.

These guys are not easy to catch.

If Yan could think of a solution, how could Milo not have thought of one?

When Milo noticed the Byakki on their heads, he had already started trying to lure them with his dream, but what was terrifying was that these creatures could escape the dream lure purely by using their speed advantage.

So far, Milo has only learned about two ways to avoid the Dream Guidance: one is a mental will strong enough to be recognized by the gods, and the other is shamelessness like Yan's.

Now another one has been added—speed faster than light. …

“Then catching one Mi Go shouldn’t be a problem, right?” Yan said.

“That’s what I thought at first too,” Milo shrugged.

He could actually use the Dream Guidance method to make one of the Mi-Goes leave the battlefield on its own, so that he could get a general understanding of the cause and effect of this battle, or some kind of enmity or entanglement between the two races.

However, the truth is that whenever Milo sets his sights on a particular Mi-Go, it is instantly reduced to ashes by concentrated fire in less than half a second.

This means that the Byakki can not only evade the Dream Lure, but they can also know which Mi-Go has been targeted by the Dream Lure and destroy the evidence before the Dream Lure takes effect.

"What a clever birdman!" Even Yan couldn't help but exclaim. "So what should we do?"

As he spoke, he turned his attention to the yellow-clad heretics hiding in the shadows downstairs.

However, Milo waved his hand:
“Those are souls that have already been cleansed; there are no valuable clues left in their minds.”

Just like some of the hunters under the Raven's command.

……

But there must be a way.

How could a powerful Shadow-level Old One be stumped by a few low-ranking servant creatures that are simply fast-flying?

Milo had already noticed that there were a few young individuals or those who had just reached adulthood and were still somewhat immature among the Byakki.

These individuals clearly lack the experience and skill to control the KEIM field as the adult Byakki, and the younger ones recklessly squander their power in battle.

As a result, before the battle had even officially come to an end, the Byakki were already exhausted and unable to enter the KEIM territory again.

"Young birds just don't know how to exercise restraint," Yan sighed from the side.

...

The battle ended quickly.

Migo's entire army was wiped out, which was an expected outcome.

After the battle ended, the Byakki used the KEIM field to leave.

This is when Milo's opportunity came.

hum-

The area formed by all adult Baiakis simultaneously activating KEIM in the high altitude is operating at high speed.

Meanwhile, Milo's dream-guided thinking has already quietly set its sights on those exhausted individuals.

...

However, as expected, another unexpected event occurred.

In a very short time, the entire space was filled with a flash of light. The light was so fast that even Milo and Yan could not catch its trajectory.

I could only vaguely sense that something had passed by.

The flash of light, which even their heightened senses couldn't detect, represented a long-lost feeling of palpitations.

It was as if someone had pressed a camera shutter, but hundreds of times faster than a regular camera flash.

After the flash went off.

The sky was completely empty.

what happened?
All of Bayaki have disappeared.

The adult Byakki had already been transported to a distant region via the KEIM domain just moments before the flash appeared.

Those young Byakkis who were unable to utilize the KEIM domain were instantly reduced to ashes by the flash.

Transfer and exterminate.

The two events occurred almost immediately, leaving no gap between them.

Milo and Yan couldn't help but wonder if they could have dodged the flash of light if it had been aimed at them.
...

……

However, the story doesn't end there.

As the ashes of the slain Byaki fell upon Milo and Yan...

A faint whooshing sound drifted from the distant horizon.

That was something that no lower-level life form could hear; only Milo and Yan, who were present, were pierced by the intense pain in their ears.

This time, the source of the sound was clearly identified; it came from the southeast corner of the city.

"Chase."

The instant they felt the stinging pain in their eardrums, Milo and Yan had vanished from their spot.

At this moment, the Byakki ashes that had drifted down from the sky finally landed completely.

(End of this chapter)